AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE

The “Need” for Slaves

As Native Americans died, European colonists looked for other sources of labor

Indentured servants were expensive and not permanent

Looking to Africa African slaves were

desired for because: They had some

exposure/immunity to European diseases

Unfamiliar with the land in the New World, so less likely to escape

Had experience with agriculture

Slaves were needed to work on sugar, coffee, and tobacco plantations

Columbian Exchange The exchange of crops, domesticated

animals, and diseases between the old and new worlds

Domesticated animals Variety of new crops

Corn, potatoes Spread of diseases around the world

Triangular Trade

Portuguese and Spanish began the movement of slaves from African to the New World

Triangular Trade: Established a trading network Raw materials (Cash crops) Manufactured goods Slaves Columbian Exchange

Domesticated animals, crops, and disease

The Middle Passage

The part of the journey from Africa to the New World Cruel, brutal journey

for slaves packed into slave ships

Inhumane conditions, 20% of the captured slaves died before reaching the New World

Africans in the New World

Slaves were auctioned off to the highest bidder

Slavery was life-long Children born to

slaves also became slaves

African Life in the New World

Preservation of culture Musical traditions and

stories kept alive Mixing of languages

created a creole language

Slave resistance Made themselves less

productive by breaking tools and working slowly

Some slave revolts and uprisings

Society in Africa

Slave trade changed African society European trading posts

Spread Christianity Introduced guns and other weapons

Increased violence devastated many tribes

New foods and crops introduced Thousands of men lost to slavery

Society of mostly women

Primary Sources

What is a primary source?

How to read a primary source: 1. What kind of document is it?

Newspaper, diary, letter, picture??? 2. Look for the author.

Who wrote it? What is their point of view? 3. Title (if there is one)

What is it going to be about?

The language WILL be different and complex.TRY YOUR BEST and ASK for help if you don’t understand